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By
University
of Cincinnati
www.ucbearcats.com
June 8th, 2005
UC Basketball: Tyree Evans
Charged With Rape
CINCINNATI, Ohio-- Allegations
against
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball
signee Tyree Evans have been made in Massachusetts, charging him
with statutory rape and indecent assault from an incident last October.
Evans, a 6-3 guard from Richmond, Va., played this past season at The
Winchendon School, a private prep school in Massachusetts.
“We are shocked
and saddened to learn of the allegations
against Tyree Evans,” said UC Director of
Athletics Bob Goin. “We are
in a fact-finding mode right now and will let the judicial process play
itself out. If these allegations are true,
we will not honor our commitment to Tyree and he will not be a part of
our basketball program.”
Evans, the
Player of the Year in the state of
Virginia in 2003-04, signed
with the Bearcats last fall. He is the No. 3 all-time leading scorer in
Virginia High School history, trailing only Allen Iverson and Moses
Malone. He enrolled at The Winchendon School this past year and was
leading the team in scoring before missing the second half of the season
because of an infection that set in after his tonsils were removed.
UC head coach
Bob Huggins was stunned to hear of the developments. “I am shocked to
hear of these allegations. We just found out about this,” he said. “We
are in the process of getting as much information as we can.”
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